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he says he and his brother tamerlan -- he says brother tamerlan was the mastermind. tsarnaev's initial court appearance was today in his hospital room. he was able to speak one word, no, when asked if he could afford an attorney. he now has a public defender the court found today. he's alert, mentally competent and lucid. joining me is jake tapper live in boston. pretty dramatic developments late in the day here. from what we now believe, dzhokhar tsarnaev may have told the investigators in written answers, is that right? >> reporter: that's right. a u.s. government official tells me that according to these preliminary interviews, preliminary interviews with dzhokhar tsarnaev and the u.s. government is going to have to double back and check all of this information, but according to these preliminary interviews, what dzhokhar tsarnaev is conveying to investigators is the following. one, that there were not foreign terrorist groups involved in this terrorist plot, that it was just the two of them. two, that there was a real online component to this radicalization done
he says he and his brother tamerlan -- he says brother tamerlan was the mastermind. tsarnaev's initial court appearance was today in his hospital room. he was able to speak one word, no, when asked if he could afford an attorney. he now has a public defender the court found today. he's alert, mentally competent and lucid. joining me is jake tapper live in boston. pretty dramatic developments late in the day here. from what we now believe, dzhokhar tsarnaev may have told the investigators in...
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tamerlan followed and got a green card. dzhokhar attended school outside of boston where he earneded a scholarship. friends and teachers we talked to say they never saw any signs of trouble. >> regular teenager. didn't suspect anything. he was on the wrestling team. he went to parties with other students. he went to the prom. >> a wonderful kid. we were proud of him. he was an outstanding athlete. he was -- there's nothing -- he was never a troublemaker in school. >> their father insisted his sons are innocent. someone framed them. i don't know who exactly did it but someone did. and being cowards, they shot the boy dead. there are cops like this. >> their uncle in maryland says the brothers were "losers." >> being losers. hatred to those who were able to settle themselves. these are the only reasons i can imagine of. anything else, anything else with religion and islam is a fraud. >> in boston the city is relieved the nightmare is over. >> it's a night where i think we'll all rest easy. >> president obama offered his congr
tamerlan followed and got a green card. dzhokhar attended school outside of boston where he earneded a scholarship. friends and teachers we talked to say they never saw any signs of trouble. >> regular teenager. didn't suspect anything. he was on the wrestling team. he went to parties with other students. he went to the prom. >> a wonderful kid. we were proud of him. he was an outstanding athlete. he was -- there's nothing -- he was never a troublemaker in school. >> their...
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the page of tamerlan may suggest so. the video was removed, but cnn has found it, and it shows this man. abu dujan is the name used by a militant, gadzhimurad dolgatov. an armored car was brought in to kill as many as six militants inside. the grisly aftermath showing their heavy weapon bs but also e heavy hand used to kill them. neighbors told us the one man who once lived here seemed peace. and ordinary, but in the test lies the question, why did tsarnaev's youtube page link to the rants of this man? inside you can see how intense the violence must have been against this apartment, and here could be the clearest link yet between one of the alleged boston bombers and the violence that's been gripping southern russia. a u.s. intelligence source told cnn that the tsarnaev brothers social media accounts are being examined for extremist links in the caucasus? none of this means they ever actually met or influenced each other but it shows the elder brothers interest in this alleged extremist activity here in dagestan, a man
the page of tamerlan may suggest so. the video was removed, but cnn has found it, and it shows this man. abu dujan is the name used by a militant, gadzhimurad dolgatov. an armored car was brought in to kill as many as six militants inside. the grisly aftermath showing their heavy weapon bs but also e heavy hand used to kill them. neighbors told us the one man who once lived here seemed peace. and ordinary, but in the test lies the question, why did tsarnaev's youtube page link to the rants of...
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none of this means that tamerlan tsarnaev met abu. why was he posting that video from a town where his father lived where he visited in 2012? something investigators may be looking at with regard to what history there may have been with extremism from that alleged bomber. >> reporter: so, nick, let's talk about his time in russia. what do you know about that? >> reporter: a limited amount. there is a window between 2002, 2006 when he could have been here or coming and going from the united states and kaziksta in. . we know from talking to a shop keeper that i have wills opposite his father, that he went to stay with his father for a month. we don't know what he was doing really for the rest of the time while he was there. he has relatives in chechnya, many other things that could possibly have happened. that surely must be what investigators are looking at given some of the suggestions of radicalization that krcrept in the past few years. >> reporter: at this point, with he don't know why these two brothers decided to carry out this b
none of this means that tamerlan tsarnaev met abu. why was he posting that video from a town where his father lived where he visited in 2012? something investigators may be looking at with regard to what history there may have been with extremism from that alleged bomber. >> reporter: so, nick, let's talk about his time in russia. what do you know about that? >> reporter: a limited amount. there is a window between 2002, 2006 when he could have been here or coming and going from the...
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in recent months to delay action on an application for citizenship from the other suspected bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev. a routine background check revealed he was interviewed by the fbi in 2011 at the request of the russian government, which suspected that the older brother had ties to chechen terrorism. he was killed following a shootout with police early friday morning in boston. cnn's latest reporting shows 57 victims remain hospitalized as a result of the boston bombings including three in critical condition. joining me now is massachusetts senator, william his friends call him mo cowan. thank you, senator, for being with us out of boston. i want to is you what you know about the status of the investigation. has anything new turned up? >> well, good morning, candy. thanks for having me here. and before i respond i want to take this opportunity to once again thank all the first responders who came to the scene on monday and all the investigative personnel who spent all week working hard to identify and capture the suspects we believe to be responsible for this heinous crime committed on ma
in recent months to delay action on an application for citizenship from the other suspected bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev. a routine background check revealed he was interviewed by the fbi in 2011 at the request of the russian government, which suspected that the older brother had ties to chechen terrorism. he was killed following a shootout with police early friday morning in boston. cnn's latest reporting shows 57 victims remain hospitalized as a result of the boston bombings including three in...
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it does beg the question, did they miss something when they talked to tamerlan tsarnaev? >> well, it's always very difficult to say. however, having said that, if you have an individual that is brought in by the authorities and questioned, again, without knowing exactly what the topic or agenda was that they were requesting him on, one would say that there was sufficient intelligence that may have been brought to them by this foreign government. and they could be a potential risk. and one would have hoped they would have been continually monitored beyond that point to insure that even if there was ambiguity in his absence, maybe they could prove it out as to whether they could discount them as a potential threat. >> apparently the united states fbi asked this foreign government for further information and the fbi says that information did not come. the boys's country, they are chechen. what do you think of the possible roots of chechnya? >> they have a number of significant terrorists attacks in domestic russia. i think the biggest question will be whether there was any p
it does beg the question, did they miss something when they talked to tamerlan tsarnaev? >> well, it's always very difficult to say. however, having said that, if you have an individual that is brought in by the authorities and questioned, again, without knowing exactly what the topic or agenda was that they were requesting him on, one would say that there was sufficient intelligence that may have been brought to them by this foreign government. and they could be a potential risk. and one...
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we know russia asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011. the information that was apparently provided was by the russians was said to be vague and nonspecific and why ultimately the investigation didn't turn up any credible threat level there at all. but it raises the question, what did the russians know about this man? why did he show up on their radar? as a possible threat? and so far, there has been no comment on this from russian security forces or the government here. don? >> all right. phil black in moscow. phil, thank you very much. >>> up next, paying respects to the victims and grieving over a traumatic week. residents in boston returned to church to reflect. in the crossfire, a boston reporter shares his story of being up close and personal with police when they took down the marathon bombing suspect. if you're looking to go to school, you deserve more than just flexibility and convenience. so here's a few reasons to choose university of phoenix. our average class size is only 14 students. our financial tools help you make smart c
we know russia asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011. the information that was apparently provided was by the russians was said to be vague and nonspecific and why ultimately the investigation didn't turn up any credible threat level there at all. but it raises the question, what did the russians know about this man? why did he show up on their radar? as a possible threat? and so far, there has been no comment on this from russian security forces or the government here. don?...
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the fbi wants to interview tamerlan tsarnaev's widow. so far that has not happened but agents have spoken to katherine russell's attorney. he says she knew nothing about her husband's alleged role in the boston bombings. katherine russell lives with her parents in rhode island, where cnn's chris lawrence is this morning. good morning, chris. what's the latest? >> yeah, john, basically investigators want from katherine russell, they want to know, "a," what she now about what her husband was doing. and, if he had any other affiliations besides his younger brother. let's take you to some new video that we shot just in the last hour. can you see katherine russell's attorney arriving here at the family's home. she comes out of the home, and they leave together, followed by federal authorities. we know investigators have been to this home several times over the past couple days but so far she is only speaking to them through her attorney. he does tell us that she does not know anything about her husband's activities. that she was working upwar
the fbi wants to interview tamerlan tsarnaev's widow. so far that has not happened but agents have spoken to katherine russell's attorney. he says she knew nothing about her husband's alleged role in the boston bombings. katherine russell lives with her parents in rhode island, where cnn's chris lawrence is this morning. good morning, chris. what's the latest? >> yeah, john, basically investigators want from katherine russell, they want to know, "a," what she now about what her...
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. >> it's interesting to me to look at even the names of these young men, tamerlan, probably tamerlan, a great islamic warrior who had many campaigns that resulted in the deaths of millions of people, and also the young brother, dzhokhar, named after the similar name, anyhow, to the first president of the czech republic, islamic republic, that was formed there. so i don't know if there's anything about identity when you're given a name like that as a youth, what kind of, what does that do to your mindset and your self-image and identity, what's expected of you. interesting to hear the profilers talk about that. >> it is very interesting, this 19-year-old who we believe is the suspect now cornered, authorities believe with some level of confidence that is who they have cornered in this small boat in the backyard. we know he came to the united states at the age of 8 years old back in 2002, i believe it was. his brother, who died last night, died at the age of 26, came four years later, i believe at the age of 20, did not himself become a u.s. citizen but did get a green card. >> but you
. >> it's interesting to me to look at even the names of these young men, tamerlan, probably tamerlan, a great islamic warrior who had many campaigns that resulted in the deaths of millions of people, and also the young brother, dzhokhar, named after the similar name, anyhow, to the first president of the czech republic, islamic republic, that was formed there. so i don't know if there's anything about identity when you're given a name like that as a youth, what kind of, what does that do...
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cnn cannot confirm that tamerlan and abu dujana actually met in pakistan. the video had been deleted from tamerlan's youtube account but was tracked down by cnn. here's the latest information on tamerlan's brother, the surviving 19-year-old suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev. he's hospitalized. he's described as being in serious but stable condition. a federal official tells cnn he has injuries to his throat and is intubated and sedated. despite his condition, tsarnaev could be formally charged as early as today. a law enforcement source says a judge or magistrate would likely come to the hospital at the beth israel deaconess medical center, go to his bedside to present those charges. they're expected to include federal terrorism charges and possibly state murder charges at the same time. could be arraigned later. that's all a formal process. we also have new information coming in about tsarnaev's friday night capture. a law enforcement source tells cnn tsarnaev actually crawled out of the boat he was hiding in in the boston suburb of watertown. the source says he
cnn cannot confirm that tamerlan and abu dujana actually met in pakistan. the video had been deleted from tamerlan's youtube account but was tracked down by cnn. here's the latest information on tamerlan's brother, the surviving 19-year-old suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev. he's hospitalized. he's described as being in serious but stable condition. a federal official tells cnn he has injuries to his throat and is intubated and sedated. despite his condition, tsarnaev could be formally charged as...
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tamerlan is off now. there's no obedience even to respect his own father. >> and the person he's talking about although not named he says is an amenian converted to islam. a lot of questions about this. we still have to see whether there would be any direct link to any type of terrorist organization. >> what about the connection to chechnya? how does that affect things? >> well, there's certainly ethnic chechen. that area has been war torn for years. and then they were moving, the two brothers were born in kyrgyzstan, another place. and then they come to the united states. so talking with some experts in that region, they said that they may have been looking especially the older brother for their identity, who they were. and when you google anything on chechnya, you come up with some brutal stuff about the war in chechnya, '94 and '96. and it could easily become a radicalization or self-radicalization procedure as one of these experts said. >> thanks. jill dougherty at the white house for us this morning.
tamerlan is off now. there's no obedience even to respect his own father. >> and the person he's talking about although not named he says is an amenian converted to islam. a lot of questions about this. we still have to see whether there would be any direct link to any type of terrorist organization. >> what about the connection to chechnya? how does that affect things? >> well, there's certainly ethnic chechen. that area has been war torn for years. and then they were moving,...
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. >> reporter: tamerlan didn't arrive in america until 2006. that leaves the possibility he spent five formative years in southern russia. in a troubled, poor region peppered with radicals, perhaps lies some of the holes in tamerlan's story that urgently must be filled if boston will ever know why. nick paton walsh, cnn. >> our thanks to nick paton walsh for that really interesting report. >> a half a million people are attending the london marathon today and security is extremely tight. plus a member of the royal family shows up to cheer on the crowds. we'll tell you who showed up right after this. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announc
. >> reporter: tamerlan didn't arrive in america until 2006. that leaves the possibility he spent five formative years in southern russia. in a troubled, poor region peppered with radicals, perhaps lies some of the holes in tamerlan's story that urgently must be filled if boston will ever know why. nick paton walsh, cnn. >> our thanks to nick paton walsh for that really interesting report. >> a half a million people are attending the london marathon today and security is...
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last year, tamerlan made a six-month trip to russia to visit his family, his father says. the u.s. wants to know, did he travel somewhere else? communicate with radical islamist groups in the chechnya or even get training in bomb-making? after returning home he created this youtube channel, including videos with radical preachers. there is no way to be sure if he posted the material himself. >> i think what you're seeing with this particular phenomenon is -- with this particular attack in boston, is a self-radicalization process that's occurred as these two young men have tried to figure out who they are. >> reporter: but just one problem. how did the brothers learn to make and detonate two bombs almost simultaneously, something that is not easy to do? >> it suggests either practice in the united states or training elsewhere or perhaps both. >> now, you can read a so-called recipe online about how to make a bomb. but these two brothers made and detonated two bombs nearly simultaneously, something that is not easy to do. and did they do it their first time out? it begs the question,
last year, tamerlan made a six-month trip to russia to visit his family, his father says. the u.s. wants to know, did he travel somewhere else? communicate with radical islamist groups in the chechnya or even get training in bomb-making? after returning home he created this youtube channel, including videos with radical preachers. there is no way to be sure if he posted the material himself. >> i think what you're seeing with this particular phenomenon is -- with this particular attack in...
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apparently that did not sit too well with tamerlan tsarnaev. this board member said he compiled some information from people who were in the mosque at the time, and here is what he said they told him about how they described that outburst. >> some people said that he said something to the effect you cannot, you know, compare or make a parallel between our prophet and a non-muslim. some people said that he referred to the person who was giving the sermon as a hypocrite. >> and he said after that, people kind of sat him down and explained to him this was a violation of the etiquette of the mosque, that you shouldn't be doing that. he said this really almost never happens during a sermon. during a sermon, he says you're never even supposed to speak. at the time, he got up and had this outburst, said this guy was a hypocrite who was giving the sermon, said don't compare martin luther king to a non-muslim, shouldn't do that, outraged by it, they calmed him down, explained to him that was wrong, he left, but he did come back for friday prayers after
apparently that did not sit too well with tamerlan tsarnaev. this board member said he compiled some information from people who were in the mosque at the time, and here is what he said they told him about how they described that outburst. >> some people said that he said something to the effect you cannot, you know, compare or make a parallel between our prophet and a non-muslim. some people said that he referred to the person who was giving the sermon as a hypocrite. >> and he...
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the fbi was asked to check out tamerlan because that country thought he was a follower of radical islam and he changed drastically. the fbi interviewed him but found no evidence of communication with radical groups. the other government didn't provide more information even when asked. after running home he created this you tube channel including videos with radical preachers. there's no way to be sure if he posted the material himself. >> i think what you're seeing with this particular phenomenon is a self-radicalization process that's occurred as these two young men try to figure out who they are. >> reporter: just one problem. how did the problems learn to make and detonate two bombs almost simultaneously, something that's not easy to do. >> it suggests practice in the united states or training elsewhere or both. >> you can read a recipe online about how to make a bomb but these two brothers made and d t denated the bombs almost simultaneously. barbara starr, cnn, pentagon. >> should he have been read his rights? should he be treated as an enemy combatant as some are saying. let's sta
the fbi was asked to check out tamerlan because that country thought he was a follower of radical islam and he changed drastically. the fbi interviewed him but found no evidence of communication with radical groups. the other government didn't provide more information even when asked. after running home he created this you tube channel including videos with radical preachers. there's no way to be sure if he posted the material himself. >> i think what you're seeing with this particular...
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the chairman of the house intelligence committee says the suspected bomber who was killed tamerlan tsarnaev may have become radicalized by islamic extremi extremists when he went to russia last year. let's go to west, texas, now where residents are beginning to pick up the pieces. they are returning home for the first time since the explosion levelled parts of their small town. wednesday's blast destroyed buildings and took the lives of 14 people and 200 people were injured. >>> in china, rescue workers are searching for at least two dozen people who are still missing after saturday's devastating earthquake. the death toll now stands at 181. more than 11,000 people are injured. now the u.s. geological survey put the earthquake's magnitude at 6.6. look at how it's shaking there. it was so strong it sheared off huge chunks of mown tauntains i region. you can see the panic that it caused. fareed sa car ya cons for you right now. >>> around the world more than 140 people have been reported killed in terror-related attacks since last sunday. and many hundreds more wounded. in iraq alone, at leas
the chairman of the house intelligence committee says the suspected bomber who was killed tamerlan tsarnaev may have become radicalized by islamic extremi extremists when he went to russia last year. let's go to west, texas, now where residents are beginning to pick up the pieces. they are returning home for the first time since the explosion levelled parts of their small town. wednesday's blast destroyed buildings and took the lives of 14 people and 200 people were injured. >>> in...
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the chairman of the house intelligence community says the bomber that was killed, tamerlan tsarnaev may have been radicalized by islamic extremists when he went to russia last year. rebels deny any link to the bombings. >>> now to west texas, where residents are beginning to pick up the pieces. they are returning home for the first time since the massive fertilizer plant explosion levelled parts of their small town. wednesday's blast destroyed buildings and took the lives of 14 people. 200 people were injured. >>> in china, rescue workers are searching for at least two dozen people still missing after saturday's devastating earthquake. the death toll is at 186, more than 11,000 people were injured. the u.s. geological survey puts the magnitude at 6.6. it was so strong it sheered off huge chunks of ground in the mountains making rescue work difficult. >>> in colorado, five snow boarders are dead in an avalanche in white river national forest according to the colorado avalanche information center. avalanches have killed 24 people this season. >>> floodwaters are receding in parts of illin
the chairman of the house intelligence community says the bomber that was killed, tamerlan tsarnaev may have been radicalized by islamic extremists when he went to russia last year. rebels deny any link to the bombings. >>> now to west texas, where residents are beginning to pick up the pieces. they are returning home for the first time since the massive fertilizer plant explosion levelled parts of their small town. wednesday's blast destroyed buildings and took the lives of 14 people....
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the fbi said, look, we did question the older brother, tamerlan, the other night. we questioned him two years ago at the request of a foreign government who thought he had links to extremism and determined at the time that there was nothing derogatory, their word, but him. therefore, they moved on. when you hear that and you think about what happened now, we've also of course reported that that young man went to russia, spent six months there, came back after that time and was -- was spending more time on extremist web sites, are you concerned? is this something that we should have picked up before or not? >> i do think it is something that we should have picked up before because it's always a missed opportunity when you get something like this, you have an opportunity to question somebody of this type and you don't follow up on it. now, it is possible that he didn't have these ideological views or at least they weren't as fully developed at the thyme he was questioned. and if that's the case, then you're not going to find anything. but that -- that is the big ques
the fbi said, look, we did question the older brother, tamerlan, the other night. we questioned him two years ago at the request of a foreign government who thought he had links to extremism and determined at the time that there was nothing derogatory, their word, but him. therefore, they moved on. when you hear that and you think about what happened now, we've also of course reported that that young man went to russia, spent six months there, came back after that time and was -- was spending...